Bubble Tip Anemone losing bubbles theory

[MNJP]

I know this is a big mystery.. at least I have not heard of anyone solving it yet. One thing I have noticed with my BTAs if I don't feed them for a week or so they lose their bubbles and stretch out. As soon as I give them some shrimp or coral food they plump right up and get their bubbles back. The more food I give them the more inflated the bubbles seem to be.

Wondering if anyone else has noticed a similar pattern.

 

[blaxsun]

My bubbletips lose their bubbles, then the clownfish harass them to death...

 

[TokenReefer]

Wondering if anyone else has noticed a similar pattern.

I've noticed similar behavior with mine

 

[Keywest99]

Maybe that's why mine have lost their bubbles. I'll try feeding more.

 

[SuthernReefer]

I know this is an old thread, but makes no difference with mine.

It used to be bigger and had bubbles, but it was on back of rock and I couldn't see it very well.

Eventually, I redid my aquascape and Its staying perfectly in the middle of aquascape, but hasn't had bubbles or expanded as big as it once was.

It is a black widow bta, I've had a year or longer. Has never split either.

 

[PharmrJohn]

My guess? The bubbles lose their familiar shape and actively stretch out looking for more food. Albeit, it's not very far, but every little bit helps! Again, just a guess.

 

[ReefWithMe]

I have three bubble tips
They in fact inflate (bubble up) when they are well fed in conjunction with proper light and flow

 

[Rolliad]

I feed mine daily. It had lost its bubbles the same week I put it in the tank. I've had it a year. Recently, I reduced my phosphates down to a normal range and the bubbles came back. Could be coincidence. Could be correlation/causation. Dunno.